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Police make cannabis bust
Orland Park police arrested Anthony M. Saddy, 17, of Orland Park, and charged him with felony unlawful possession of cannabis with intent to deliver, police said. Police executed a search warrant at Saddy’s residence in the 9100 block of Fairway Drive in Orland Park as a result of an investigation into suspected cannabis sales, police…
Orland woman charged with animal cruelty
by Meg Sullivan staff reporter An Orland Park woman was arrested Oct. 8 and charged with animal cruelty after her malnourished and emaciated dog was seen running loose near her home, police said. Darlene L. Garr, 36, of the 18200 block of Clear Creek Crossing, was charged with one count of misdemeanor cruelty to an…
Accused drunken driver arrested
Palos Park police arrested Kristene Marie Palermo, 19, of Bridgeview, at 2 a.m. Sept. 28 and charged her with driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, improper right turn on red light and improper lane usage. She was stopped in the 13100 block of La Grange Road after police observed her weaving over the center…
Driver charged with battery
Orland Park police arrested Richard Anderson, 31, of Lockport, at 11 a.m. Sept. 20 and charged him with battery and reckless driving after he allegedly grabbed a woman’s arm through his car window and dragged her down La Grange Road near 159th Street, police said. Anderson called police just prior to his arrest to report…
Sandburg pair allegedly assault classmate at home
Orland Park police arrested Erin M. Eischen, 18, of Orland Park, at 5:17 p.m. and charged her with battery, aggravated assault and criminal trespass to a residence, police said. Mohammed R. Farhoud, 17, of Orland Park, was also arrested and charged with assault and criminal trespass to a residence, police said. Both students at Sandburg…
Palos Park home burglarized
A residence was burglarized between 12 and 12:45 p.m. Sept. 2 in the 10000 block of 125th Street in Palos Park. There were pry marks on the front door, and the back doors were opened, according to the police report. The residents said a gray metal lock box containing coins was stolen as well as…
Worth woman charged in Hickory carjacking
by William Jones From The Reporter A Worth woman is accused of using a blade to take a car from a woman outside a Hickory Hills drugstore. Kelly Skarnulis, 33, is charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking after she allegedly took the woman’s vehicle from her outside Walgreens, 95th Street and Roberts Road, at 5:05 p.m.…
Women accused of car burglaries
by William Jones From The Reporter Two Chicago women have been charged with six felony counts each of burglary to a motor vehicle after they allegedly took stereos, purses, global positioning systems and other goods from several vehicles in Oak Lawn earlier this month. Shantelle Wise, 22, and Shatar Hart, 20, were arrested the morning…
Forest preserve cops torch illicit crop
By Jason Maholy from The Reporter An estimated 3,000 pounds of pot were burned last week in Pioneer Woods near Palos Hills, and that was just what police set ablaze during what has become an annual tradition here in the southwest suburbs – the annual torching of cannabis plants found growing in the Cook County…
Four arrested at Lake Katherine
Palos Heights police arrested four individuals who were drinking beer in the Lake Katherine Nature Preserve, west of the Harlem Avenue Bridge and south of the Calumet Sag Channel at 9:14 p.m. Aug. 15, police said. Further investigation found the four individuals had a small amount of cannabis and drug paraphernalia in their possession, according…
Retail theft arrest leads to pot charge
Orland Park police arrested Renee M. Zagajowski, 19, of Tinley Park, at 5:48 p.m. Aug. 12 and charged her with retail theft, police said. Zagajowski allegedly removed sunglasses, bracelets, jeans and dresses valued at $308 from a department store in the Orland Square Mall without rendering payment, police said. While transferring Zagajowski to the Orland…
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Senate votes to lift nuclear construction ban
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate approved a measure on Thursday that would lift a 1980s-era moratorium on nuclear power plant construction. Senate Bill 76, sponsored by Sen. Sue Rezin, R-Morris, was approved on a 39-13 vote. The bill now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. “The…
Former ComEd CEO sought soft landing for Madigan chief of staff who was fired for sexual harassment
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – In the weeks following then-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s forced ouster of his longtime chief of staff following allegations of sexual harassment, a high-ranking Commonwealth Edison official was considering how to help the disgraced Madigan ally. Tim Mapes had served as Madigan’s chief of staff for…
Senate passes bill protecting ‘child influencers’
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that gives financial protection to children whose parents make money posting videos of them on social media. Those children are known as “influencers” because the videos, known as vlogs, are intended to generate interest in things like products…
Moon habitat named 2023’s ‘Coolest Thing Made in Illinois’
By NIKA SCHOONOVER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Rosenberg Moon Habitat was named 2023’s “Coolest Thing Made in Illinois” Wednesday in a contest hosted by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association. The habitat is manufactured by Ingersoll Machine Tools in Rockford, in collaboration with the Institut auf dem Rosenberg of Switzerland. At a height of…
Senate advances bill to log abuse cover-ups in state health care registry
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – A measure spurred by reports of abuse at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center passed the Senate unanimously Wednesday and will head to the House. The bill would prohibit health care workers who have been the subject of a substantiated claim of “material obstruction” of an…
‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’: Secretly recorded videos show ComEd lobbyists discussing alleged bribery scheme
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Longtime Commonwealth Edison contract lobbyist Jay Doherty thought he was merely reminiscing and giving advice to a colleague and friend in a February 2019 meeting set up by ex-ComEd executive Fidel Marquez. But Marquez was wearing a hidden camera, having just a few weeks prior agreed…
Advocates call on regulators to reject natural gas rate increases
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Consumer advocates, environmentalists and Chicago residents gathered in front of the Chicago offices of Peoples Gas this week to call on the Illinois Commerce Commission to reject a proposed rate increase from the gas utility. Several advocacy groups, including the Citizens Utility Board, Blacks in Green…
